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Dommes, Wilhelm

Date of birth:
April 16th, 1907 (Buchberg/Western Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
January 23rd, 1990 (Hannover/Lower Saxony, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitänleutnant
Unit:
Kommandant "U 431"
Awarded on:
July 27th, 1942
Medaglia de bronzo al Valore
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kommandant "U 431"
Awarded on:
December 2nd, 1942
Awarded for sinking 5 ships (with 11275 GRT), including 2 destroyers, as well as damaging a further 2 ships (with 4010 GRT). He was also recognized for his achievements as a Watch Officer aboard the Scharnhorst from January 1939 to April 1940.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Fregattenkapitän
Awarded on:
May 29th, 1943
Medaglia d'argento al Valore Militare

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